 Twas at thy door, O friend ! and not at mine, The angel with the amaranthine wreath, Pausing, descended, and with voice divine, Whispered a word that had a sound like Death. Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and...  Littell's Living Age - Page 491854Full view - About this book
 | Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch - 1861 - 364 pages
...voice divine, Whispered a word that had a sound like Death. Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and thin ; And softly,...hand. The mists collect, the rain falls thick and louc Till with a smile of light on sea and land, Lo! he looks back from the departing cloud. Angels... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1861 - 912 pages
...that had a sound like Death. Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fuir and thin ; And softly, from that hushed and darkened...hand, The mists collect, the rain falls thick and louil, Till, with a smile of light on sua and land, Lo ! He looks back from the departing cloud. Angels... | |
 | 1861 - 356 pages
...voice divine, Whispered a word that had a sound like Death. Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and thin; And softly...darkened room, Two angels issued, where but one went in. LONGFELLOW. Thus saints, that seem to die in earth's rude strife, Only win double life; They have but... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1862 - 548 pages
...voice divine, Whispered a word that had a sound like Death. Then fell upon the house a sndden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and thin ; And softly,...hand, The mists collect, the rain falls thick and lond, Till, with a smile of light on sea and land, Lo ! He looks back from the departing clond. Angels... | |
 | 1862 - 972 pages
...sound Like death. Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and thin i And softly from that hushed, and darkened room, Two...He but wave His hand, The mists collect, the rain falb thick and loud ; Till with a smile of light on sea and land, Lo, He looks back from the departing... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...voice divine, Whisper'da word that had a sound like death. Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and thin. And softly, from that hush'dand darken'd room, Two angel» ¿trued where but one went in. All is of God ! if He but wave... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 260 pages
...voice divine, Whispered a word that had a sound like Death. Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and thin; And softly,...loud, Till, with a smile of light on sea and land, Lo! He looks back from the departing cloud. Angels of Life and Death alike are his; Without his leave they... | |
 | 1863 - 220 pages
...voice divine, Whispered a word that had a sound like Death. Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and thin ; And softly,...loud, Till, with a smile of light on sea and land, Lo ! he looks back from the departing cloud. Angels of Life and Death alike are his ; Without his leave... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 438 pages
...sound like Depth, Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and thin ; All is of God ! If he but wave his hand, The mists...loud, Till, with a smile of light on sea and land, Lo ! he looks back from the departing cloud. Angels of Life and Death alike are his ; Without his leave... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864 - 464 pages
...voice divine, Whispered a word that had a sound like Depth, Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and thin ; And softly,...loud, Till, with a smile of light on sea and land, Lo ! he looks back from the departing cloud. Angels of Life and Death alike are his ; Without his leave... | |
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